causes of the American Revelation

By bmd1220
  • Navigation acts

    Navigation acts

    Was a series of acts passed in the English parliament was made to protect English shipping and make a profit to the home country.
  • French and Indian war

    French and Indian war

    Known as the seven year war. war between Britain and France. The war was for the Ohio valley region. the British won the war.
  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763

    It prohibited the colonist from sailing west.The colonist were upset because they were not allowed to go on the land that they helped fight for.
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

    The British taxed sugar. As a response the colonist formed a boycott.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    British put a tax on all papers. The colonist tared and feathers the tax collectors.
  • Sons and Daughters of Liberty

    Sons and Daughters of Liberty

    they organized boycotts. the women helped by weaving things to so that colonists wouldn't buy from the British.
  • quartering act

    quartering act

    British soldiers were taking over colonists homes and taking their food and drinks. the colonist violently refused.
  • Declaratory act

    Declaratory act

    parliament agreed to repeal the stamp act
  • townshen act

    townshen act

    taxes glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea. more protest and boycotting colonist also were smuggling.
  • Boston massacre

    Boston massacre

    Boston people threw things at British solders because they were angry. the solders shot into the crowed and 5 people died.
  • committees of correspondence

    committees of correspondence

    A group of men that gave news about British solders and government. The group was organized by Sam Adams
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    The colonist dressed as Native Americans and aborted a ship and dumped the tea into the water.
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act

    Colonist payed England tax for the tea. In response the colonist had the Boston tea party. they started smuggling tea.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    The British were determined to make the colonist obey
  • First Continental congress

    First Continental congress

    sons of liberty organized a group of representatives from each colony. Boycott was approved trough all colonies. Almost all trade was cut off. established a second meting for the Continental congress.
  • Second Continental congress

    Second Continental congress

    Olive branch partition meet in Philadelphia
  • Battle of bunker hill

    Battle of bunker hill

    Solders marched up bunker hill. took the British 3 times to take bunker hill.
  • Tomas pains conman sense

    Tomas pains conman sense

    Thomas pain wanted people to think of what was happening he explained people must fight against unfair and unjust ways.